Main tasks and responsibilities for this Legal Costs Draftsperson role:
Detailed Assessment Proceedings
Drafting / preparing inter partes bills of costs, and points of reply/dispute.
Overseeing the Issuing of the Notice of Commencement and associated documents.
Attendance upon Detailed Assessment Hearing as and when necessary
Drafting N260.
Liasing with solicitors and counsel.
Drafting Precedent H, Precedent R and Precedent T.
Negotiation of costs budgets in County Court and High Court proceedings, including, where appropriate, attendance at Costs & Case Management Conferences.
Providing technical / costs guidance to fee earners where required.
Maintaining accurate time costing procedures.
Contributing to internal training and the ongoing development of costs management processes.***This is not Legal Aid and is Private work. Candidates must currently work in Private***
Qualifications for this Legal Costs Draftsperson role:
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3+ years’ experience and be a confident negotiator with a strong knowledge of CPR Part 47 proceedings
Must be currently working in Private - not legal aid
You will be working independently within a supportive team and will be provided with a high degree of autonomy. The candidate will have a strong knowledge of costs recovery processes, CPR and costs-related case law.If you're a Legal Costs Draftsperson ready to take the next step in your career, apply today. Alternatively, contact Victoria at Law Staff Limited quoting reference 37808.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £65000.00 per year